As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.
-Benjamin Franklin
Quotations
Silence
In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
-Henry David Thoreau
Silence is the first door to spiritual eminence.
-A Spiritual Leader "Adi Sankara"
Silence is pure and holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking.
-Nicholas Sparks
"The Notebook"
Too many people seem to believe that silence was a void that needed to be filled, even if nothing important was said.
-Nicholas Sparks
"Nights in Rodanthe"
Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better.
-Thomas Carlyle
Mostly, we talk to impress. And sometimes we shut up to impress, too.
-Nema Al Araby
The world's continual breathing is what we hear and call silence.
-Clarice Lispector
"The Passion According to G.H."
Silence is a source of great strength.
-Lao Tzu "Lao Tzu"
Silence makes the real conversations between friends. Not the saying, but the never needing to say is what counts.
-Margaret Lee Runbeck
